[xubuntu-users] nvidia issues

[Bill]

Greetings. I hate to trouble the list, but I can not seem to get my head 
around my issue here. I installed Xubuntu on an Dell Inspiron 530 
desktop (on which I have run Ubuntu since day one some 4-5 years ago). 
It has a  VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G86 [GeForce 
8300 GS] (rev a1) card. For the first time I'm having what appear to be 
unsolvable problems with graphics.

Nvidia Info:
OS: Linux-x86
NVIDIA Driver Version 173.14.35
X Server Info:
Server Ver. #: 11.0
Server VIN: The X.Org Foundation
Server Vendor Version: 1.11.3
NV-CONTROL Version: 1.16
Screens: 1

I'm not sure how I did it, but I got the 295.40 version. Then I found 
302.17, added the ppa and installed the driver. I had trouble right 
away. So I reverted to a previous version from the "Additional Drivers" 
gui, and wound up with 173.14.35. When I go to the synaptics package 
manager I can not find 295.40; nvidia-current and -settings takes me 
back to 302.17.

So the question to which I can not seem to find the answer: can I get 
the latest version of 295.40, and if so, how... where?

TIA.

And, btw, I am super impressed with Xubuntu!

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Regards,
Bill